seanpark

DADfad (open d minor) for some stuff in Ghost.

ive been trying for a while to get the tuning right, are you sure either of these tunings are correct? I tried for 30 minutes, and i can kinda hear that famous simple twist of fate groove, but one of the e, b, or g (well, e, b or g in standard tuning anyways) strings seems off, and ive been tinkering but I can't find the exact sound, any help? Anyways I gave up with this for now and learned love minus zero trying to build my dylan chops

Hey there,

In any standard triadic open tuning (open d/g/c or any whole/half step up or down) you have to figure out how you want your third tuned. (f# in D, b in G, e in C, etc...). If you'll be playing on the string a lot, tune it for a perfect fifth on the third fret. (So you fret the f# up to an A note and tune to all D and A--very easy to tune). If you'll be leaving the third open a lot, tune it as sweetly as possible (or to the mood of the song). Usually, you'll want to tune the third to slightly less flat of an equal temperament third (the one your KORG tuner would say). This is the overtone third. It harmonizes with the other strings better.

Give it a shot in all yr open tunings, it's very noticeable.

-Sean